What Is Moissanite?
Moissanite is a brilliant, durable gemstone that offers exceptional sparkle and fire, making it a popular and sophisticated choice for fine jewelry. Originally discovered in a meteor crater, most moissanite today is created in a lab setting, ensuring a high level of purity and quality for every stone.
Why Choose Moissanite for Your Gabi Jewelry?
• Unmatched Brilliance: Moissanite has a higher refractive index than a diamond, which means it reflects more light and produces more "fire" (colorful flashes of light).
• Exceptional Durability: With a hardness rating of 9.25 on the Mohs scale, moissanite is incredibly resistant to scratching and daily wear, making it perfect for rings, earrings, and necklaces that you’ll want to wear every day.
• Ethical & Sustainable: Because it is created in a controlled environment, moissanite is an environmentally friendly choice that allows you to enjoy luxury without compromise.
• Affordable Luxury: You get the look and durability of a high-end gemstone at a much more accessible price point.
The Gabi Guarantee
We believe in complete transparency and quality. That is why every moissanite piece at Gabi Jewelry comes with:
• GRA Certification: Independent verification of your stone’s quality.
• Authenticity Documentation: Each stone includes a unique serial number and an official GRA Black Card, ensuring you know exactly what you are purchasing.
• Tested Quality: Our stones are selected to pass professional diamond tester inspections, giving you peace of mind with every purchase.
Moissanite vs. Diamond
Moissanites are at 9.25 on the Mohs scale, making them suitable for everyday wear.
Diamonds, the hardest known naturally occurring mineral, are a 10 on the Mohs scale, making them the ideal option for engagement rings.
Moissanites are slightly more brilliant than diamonds, though they feature more than twice the amount of fire. If a moissanite is larger than 1 carat, the difference in fire can be very noticeable as it has a refractive index of 2.64 to 2.69.
Natural diamonds are slightly less brilliant than moissanite and feature two times less fire, though they still exhibit dispersion and scintillation. The refractive index of diamonds ranges from 2.417 to 2.419.
While most moissanites can now be grown as colorless or near colorless, they are also created in hues of teal, grey, green, yellow, and black.
Natural diamonds occur in the colorless range, but they also occur in many colors, including pink,blue, and yellow from trace elements like nitrogen and boron.
Moissanite is dramatically lower in price than diamonds of the same carat weight. Their pricing is based on size, shape, and whether the stone is colorless or near colorless.
Natural diamonds are the most expensive. As they are mined from the Earth and take billions of years to form, they are much rarer than both moissanite and lab diamonds. In addition to their rarity, diamonds are priced based on their 4 C's and shape.
Moissanite is grown in controlled laboratories by professionals. Once formed, they're cut and polished.
Natural diamonds form deep in the Earth. Then, they are mined, cut, and polished.
Benefits of Moissanite
Mining Free
Moissanite is lab created with minimal environmental impact.
Value
Moissanite is less expensive per carat than many other gemstones.
Durability
Moissanite is a 9.25 on the Mohs scale of hardness, so they’re suitable for everyday wear.